At that moment, Hu Yun felt extremely anxious.
For as early as yesterday, Ning Yue, a great general of the Shuanghan Royal Family under his command, had led a large army to attack Cloud Sky City, claiming to have a rare opportunity that would allow them to capture Cloud Sky City in one fell swoop.
Included among them was a named Xu San, a traitorous disciple of Jade Cauldron Sect.
Although Hu Yun knew that the Jade Cauldron Sect was in the midst of a fierce battle with Zhangyang Country and that it had been going on for three months, Cloud Sky City might have already been in dire straits.
However, the fact that Cloud Sky City was able to hold off the continuous attacks of Zhangyang Country’s massive army for three months demonstrated its formidable strength, and Hu Yun was well aware that not even the full power of the Shuanghan Royal Family might be able to contend with it.
Although Hu Yun did not agree with Ning Yue’s proposal, he did not outright refuse it either, instead choosing to give tacit approval, thinking that if Ning Yue were to fail, he could shirk responsibility.
A day passed, and Hu Yun’s expression was extremely grim, not knowing the situation of the battle.
Just when he was filled with worry, the Jade Slip in his hand suddenly lit up. He hurriedly picked it up, infused it with spiritual power to check it, and after knowing the content of the message, his face turned completely pale.
The message showed that the armies of Zhangyang Country had been defeated, which indicated that Jade Cauldron Sect still possessed formidable power. If they were to recover, the Shuanghan Royal Family would also face danger.
What shocked him even more was that Ning Yue and Xu San had already died in battle. Countless soldiers of the Shuanghan army were dead or wounded, and the survivors had been captured by the Jade Cauldron Sect.
"How could this be, why has it come to this!"
Hu Yun’s body trembled as he found the defeat of the Zhangyang Country hard to believe.
The message also mentioned that the great army of Jade Cauldron Kingdom was marching towards the Shuanghan Royal Family.
Facing such a gap in strength, Hu Yun realized that resistance was pointless, so he chose to open the gates and surrender.
Lin Chen led the great army to the Shuanghan Royal Family and to his surprise, found that Hu Yun and his subordinates of the Shuanghan Royal Family had directly surrendered.
Lin Chen and the army of Jade Cauldron Sect were not bloodthirsty, and since the other side surrendered so sensibly, Lin Chen had no intention of making things difficult for them.
This was thanks to Wang Yilin and Hua Lianxin who defeated Ning Yue, thus avoiding any losses within the Jade Cauldron Sect.
If Ning Yue had been stronger, Wang Yilin, Hua Lianxin, Zhao Rushi, and the others could have encountered an accident, and Lin Chen would not have easily spared the Shuanghan Royal Family, possibly even leading to their total annihilation.
Before the surrendered people, Lin Chen put forth his idea, which was to incorporate the Shuanghan Royal Family into their forces. From now on, the Shuanghan Royal Family would no longer exist, with only the Jade Cauldron Kingdom remaining.
No one dared to oppose, for their fates were all too evident.
Although the Shuanghan Royal Family was incorporated, Lin Chen did not take them back to Cloud Sky City, but instead established a new military camp within Frost Cold City.
The new military camp was nominally a place for new soldier training, but it was also meant to enhance their combat abilities.
As Frost Chill Kingdom was embroiled in constant warfare, many martial artists had lost their way, and Lin Chen planned to continue recruiting new soldiers, letting the great army put out the message that anyone willing to join was welcome to come.
Zhao Lingxi, Lin Chen’s financial manager, was puzzled by this, for she was the clearest on the financial state of Jade Cauldron Kingdom.
"Lin Chen, can we afford to recruit soldiers on such a large scale ?"
Zhao Lingxi looked at Lin Chen, voicing her doubts.
When Lin Chen decided to recruit more soldiers, he had already brought Zhao Lingxi back from Da Yun Kingdom, where the affairs could now run on their own without her personal involvement.
Upon hearing Zhao Lingxi’s words, Xu Ma’an also nodded his head, showing concern.
"Apprentice Nephew Lin, Miss Zhao makes a good point. By expanding our recruitment on such a large scale, aren’t we being too ostentatious?"
After all, the core army of Jade Cauldron Sect already had more than two hundred thousand people, and Lin Chen planned to expand it to three hundred thousand. This was approaching the scale of a First-Class Vassal State.
Maintaining such a large scale army required a substantial amount of resources.
Supporting the sect’s own disciples was already challenging enough, could they really sustain so many new recruits?
The crowd began to discuss, but Lin Chen’s mind was made up.
Seeing Lin Chen’s determination, the crowd exchanged nervous glances, feeling a bad premonition and their expressions turned solemn. The source of thɪs content is ɴovelfire.net
"No matter what, our Warship Fleet’s spirit stones cannot be reduced!"
"The training resources for the Battle Eagle Squad can’t be cut either. Without eating our fill, how can we have the strength to practice our archery technique?"
Because of the recruitment, everyone held a large meeting, where the generals expressed their views one after another, worried that Lin Chen would reduce their cultivation resources.